Alleged Port Elizabeth gangster nabbed after months on the run after double homicide

Port Elizabeth - A 24-year-old alleged gang member is expected to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on a double homicide charge, which allegedly took place in November 2018 in Bethelsdorp, Port Elizabeth.

"It is alleged that on 3 November 2018, at about 00:15, Megan Mitchell (21) and Clive September (36) were walking in Almond Street in Jacksonville, Port Elizabeth, when two unknown males appeared and started shooting at them," described police spokesperson, Col Priscilla Naidu.

"The couple were fatally wounded."

She said that Mitchell sustained a gunshot wound to her head and chest while September sustained multiple wounds.

In December 2018, Riyaad Groves (29) was arrested at his house in Jacksonville by the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit (Gang Investigations).

"He has since appeared in court and remains in custody until his next appearance in May 2019," Col Naidu said.

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